Potential anthrax spread prompts hippo cull in Zambia: Critics respond
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#1GMGH)
The wildlife conservation group, the Born Free Foundation, has come out criticizing and condemning an apparent plan sanctioned by the Zambian government- to cull 2000 hippopotamuses over the next five years. The justification? A 'wildlife management tool' to prevent the future spread of anthrax among wild animals. However, the motivations for the cull are in question as Born ["]